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Open Bioinformatics Journal

Bentham Science Publishers Β· United Arab Emirates Β· Est. 2007

ISSN1875-0362
βœ“ Scopus / SJR
5
/ 100
Limited verification
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† No selective/vetting index found20
⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15
Total5
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal β€” it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ β†—
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
147
days submission β†’ published
measured Β· last 19 articles Β· accept 91d
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page β†—
H-Indexi
18
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.349
Total Worksi
194
Total Citationsi
2,584
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.20
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters, clinical trial studies and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The coverage includes biomedicine, focusing on large data acquisition, analysis and curation, computational and statistical methods for the modeling and analysis of biological data, and descriptions of new algorithms and databases. The Open Bioinformatics Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on the developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of bioinformatics published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
Frequencycontinuously
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications194
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer reviewed
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/12 Β· 58%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1875-0362
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
7
42
2019
13
142
2020
18
92
2021
5
7
2022
16
79
2023
17
88
2024
32
60
2025
8
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biomedical EngineeringUnranked
Computer Science (miscellaneous)Unranked
Health InformaticsUnranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Biomedical EngineeringHealth Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Machine Learning in BioinformaticsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGene expression and cancer classificationComputational Drug Discovery MethodsProtein Structure and DynamicsRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingArtificial Intelligence in HealthcareRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAI in cancer detection

Frequently asked questions about Open Bioinformatics Journal

Is Open Bioinformatics Journal a predatory journal?

Open Bioinformatics Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) β€” DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Bioinformatics Journal?

Open Bioinformatics Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.20.

Is Open Bioinformatics Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Bioinformatics Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Bioinformatics Journal?

The Open Bioinformatics Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters, clinical trial studies and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of bioinformatics and computational biology. The coverage includes biomedicine, focusing on large data acquisition, analysis and curation, computational and statistical methods for the modeling and analysis of biological data, and descriptions of new algorithms and databases. The Open Bioinformatics Journal, a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on the dev

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref